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WORLD CUP SOCCER:
07
days to go!
"See La Fanatica" here!
Consumer Ministry To Offer
Business "Black List" On
Their Website
The Dirección de Apoyo al
Consumidor del Ministerio de
Economía, Industria y Comercio (MEIC)
announced yesterday that it
plans to use its internet
website to public a "black list"
of retailers that continually
breach consumer rights.
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ALL IN A DAY'S WORK!
Agents of the
Sección de
Estupefacientes del
Organismo de
Investigación Judicial (OIJ
drug squad) had to get
their hands into a sewer
when a man flushed the
evidence when police
arrived to raid his home
in Los Cuadros,
Goicoechea. The drugs
were recovered and the
man arrested. (Foto:
Mario Castillo/DIARIO
EXTRA)
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55 Buses
Fined For Lack Of Handicap Ramps
As promised, the Consejo de
Transporte Público (CTP) took to
the streets, Paseo Colón, in
this case, to fine buses that
were operating without the
required handicap ramps, a
requirement by Ley No. 7600 tha
came into effect on June 1 and
following the rejection of an
appeal to the Constitutional
Court.
Costa Rica Unions Against The
TLC (CAFTA)
Costa Rican unions asserted they
will protest next Wednesday
against the free trade agreement
with the US because it will
affect their work rights.
World Cup Official
Channel to Show Costa Rica Ad at
Opening Game
German television channel ZDF,
the official World Cup channel,
will show a 30 second television
ad describing Costa Rica's
tourist attractions, before and
after the opening World Cup
match, Costa Rica's tourism
minister told media on Friday.
Green's Adventures Continue
Former MTV talk-show
host Tom Green said Thursday
that an accident near his house
in Costa Rica has made him more
respectful of the ocean.
WORLD
CUP SOCCER:
Costa Rica Loses to German
Amateurs
Four up. Four down. Costa Rica
were beaten 3-2 by a German
regional team of third, fourth
and fifth division amateurs in a
World Cup warm-up match on
Thursday.
Nicaragua, Ramonet Condemns
Globalization
Neoliberal globalization is not
the solution to the disaster
prevailing in the world,
asserted French writer and
editor of Le Monde Diplomatique
magazine, Ignacio Ramonet, in
his lecture at a Nicaraguan
university Wednesday.
Panama Base of UN Regional
Agencies
Panama will be the regional
headquarters of UN offices and
agencies, which will be install
in Ciudad del Saber, Vice
President and Foreign Minister
Samuel Lewis Navarro has said.
Panama Comes Out against
Child Labor
A nationwide campaign against
child labor was launched here on
Thursday to commemorate World
Day against Child Labor, which
falls on June 12.
Honduras on Alert over
Measles
An outbreak of measles in
Germany and Europe made Honduras
issue an alert at all domestic
airports.
Salvadorians Threatened by
Muggings
Nearly 15 percent of families in
El Salvador has had someone
attacked on the street at least
once in the last three months, a
recent LPG Data survey revealed
Wednesday.
Guatemalan
Elders to Demand Pension
Thousands of Guatemalan elderly
people without social security
will begin protests on Friday to
demand pensions included in the
Elderly Law, recently suspended
by the Court of
Constitutionality.
HEALTH-CUBA:
Abortion
Competes With Contraceptives
Many women in Cuba resort to
abortion, 40 years after it was
decriminalised, as though it
were just another contraceptive
method. Some even prefer it to
condoms, the pill or
intrauterine devices (IUDs),
without giving a thought to the
risks involved or the ethical
aspects.
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